Comedy writer Steve Burge dies at 47
Creator of Apple TV's Still Up
30/04/2026 … Comedy writer Steve Burge has died at the age of 47.
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Suzi Ruffell's podcast Out returns
To coincide with a relaunch of Attitude magazine
30/04/2026 … Suzi Ruffell is reviving her podcast Out after an almost two-year absence.
Glee clubs sign up to free-speech charter
'People are tired of tedious cancellations' says its boss
30/04/2026 … The Glee comedy clubs have vowed to give a platform to comedians even if what they say is 'controversial, unsettling, offensive or politically charged’.
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Advice session just for the comedy industry
30/04/2026 … Arts Council England are running a workshop dedicated to people working in live comedy.
© BBC/Owl Power RIP Ted, the beloved terrier from Gone Fishing
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse pay tribute
30/04/2026 … Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have paid tribute to Ted, the dog who accompanied them on Gone Fishing, after his death was announced.
US comic Sinbad returns to the stage
Five years after suffering a major stroke
30/04/2026 … American comedian Sinbad has returned to the stage, more than five years after suffering a stroke that left him unable to walk.
Comedians getting it Wight
Ventnor Fringe comedy line-up announced, with loads of Edinburgh previews
30/04/2026 … The Isle of Wight’s biggest arts festival has announced its comedy programme for this summer,.
© Channel 4/Love Productions Comedians get behind the wheel of the Great Pottery Throw Down
Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Richard Herring in celeb version
30/04/2026 … Comedians Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Richard Herring will be taking part in a new celebrity edition of Channel 4’s Great Pottery Throw Down.